The good: The iPad Air
delivers more performance and comparable battery life in an attractive
and impossibly thin-and-light package. An improved front-facing camera
makes FaceTiming look better, and the Retina Display still looks great.
The bad: The
Touch ID fingerprint scanner, introduced on the iPhone 5S, is sadly
absent here, meaning you’ll still have to type in a passcode with every
unlock and a password with every purchase. Starting at $499 for 16GB,
it’s still expensive compared with the competition.
The bottom line: Functionally,
the iPad Air is nearly identical to last year’s model, offering only
faster performance and better video chatting. But factor in design and
aesthetics, and the iPad Air is on another planet. It’s the best
full-size consumer tablet on the market.
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